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The Last Good Job in America. Work and Education in the New Global Technoculture.
Stanley Aronowitz
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Hardback. In this text, Stanley Aronowitz argues for the decline of "the job" as the backbone of American society. New economic and global technological changes have enabled an emerging culture of cynicism between workers and their employers that threatens social stability and well-being. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; JHBL; JNA; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Money, jobs, careers, training—all are topics often overheard in the conversation of middle-class Americans. One of the nation's leading critics of education, the world of work, and the labor movement, Stanley Aronowitz shows how new technologies, labor, and education all are deeply intertwined in our culture and everyday lives. This book reflects Aronowitz's thinking at a time when globalization has brought these connections to broad public attention. Aronowitz argues for the decline of "the job" as the backbone, along with family, of American society. Despite high employment, low wages and job insecurity leave many families at or below the ... Read more
Money, jobs, careers, training—all are topics often overheard in the conversation of middle-class Americans. One of the nation's leading critics of education, the world of work, and the labor movement, Stanley Aronowitz shows how new technologies, labor, and education all are deeply intertwined in our culture and everyday lives. This book reflects Aronowitz's thinking at a time when globalization has brought these connections to broad public attention. Aronowitz argues for the decline of "the job" as the backbone, along with family, of American society. Despite high employment, low wages and job insecurity leave many families at or below the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742509757
SKU
V9780742509757
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About Stanley Aronowitz
The Nation has described Stanley Aronowitz as "a larger-than-life" figure who has vigorously defended American labor through his public speeches, organizing, and academic writings. He lives in Manhattan, where he is distinguished professor of sociology and cultural studies at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Reviews for The Last Good Job in America. Work and Education in the New Global Technoculture.
A hearty omnivore of knowledge, Aronowitz can barely be matched in the craft of opinion-making. In these essays he is at his very best, offering a range of political commentary that gives you the big picture without sacrificing analytic detail.
Andrew Ross, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis, New York University, USA; author of Nice Work If You Can ... Read more
Andrew Ross, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis, New York University, USA; author of Nice Work If You Can ... Read more